COMO Uma Bhutan

Lovely simple accommodations in the main hotel. The staff and their willingness to accommodate all needs truly make this hotel the best option in Paro for the upper end luxury options. We loved our meals and time at the hotel Can’t recommend enough.

Located a 10 minute drive from airport and town . In wooded position Pleasant welcome. Main foyer and seating area is quite nice, as is the bar. We had a mountain view room that is to 4 star standard, just. The view however is fantastic. On entering the room the drains smelled bad. Housekeeping sorted it out. Condition of the room is good. Comfy bed. The restaurant is a bit chaotic. Young and inexperienced staff mostly. For a couple of nights it does the job. I can't put my finger on it, but neither of us were that keen on this hotel.

I stayed at the COMO Uma Paro hotel for two nights and was quite disappointed with the experience. The rooms in the main part of the hotel felt worn and outdated, and unfortunately, it did not feel worth the price we paid. Perhaps the individual cottages offer a different experience. On a positive note, the food was good, though not exceptional.

Thank you GM James and team for caring for us so well. We hope to be back and loved meeting everyone. 1. Dorje our butler was outstanding – whatever you pay her you should triple as she is so valuable:) 2. Sangay and Namgay the drivers and guide - outstanding 3. The restaurant was good = we love organic produce and service was excellent 4. The villa was spacious and comfortable 5. The grounds are lovely 6. The spa area needs some work in our opinion, including installation of ice bath/s – heat/cold therapy is huge and ice baths are a brilliant way to quickly recover from trekking/hiking. You have plenty of space. 7. We recommend more gym equipment like foam rollers, stretch bands and other portable items and a rowing machine 9. Yoga was really disappointing – it was like a calisthenics class with the instructor speaking in a loud voice and did not focus on the breath and stretching in harmony. I also felt that clients could be injured due to the lack of guidance and doing repeated single and double leg lifts which are not advisable for people with back pain 10. The massages were not up to the standard we normally see at Como – Shambhala massages average and the abayanga was disappointing. Anyway, it's certainly worth staying:)

WOW. What else can you say? Arrived after a long day of sightseeing and was informed that all members of our group had been upgraded to a villa. The villas a free standing buildings on the grounds away from the hotel, and they take you to them in a golf buggy so you don't have to walk. The villas are HUGE! I couldn't believe this whole space was just for me. You get a lounge room, huge bathroom with claw foot bath and separate shower and toilet, a bedroom with a king sized bed and your own massage room! There is also a small butlers pantry for the use of the butler attached to your villa. One of my favorite things was actually that there is a space in the bathroom for your luggage so you don't have to mess up your sleeping space with your suitcase. You can really spread out your belongings and hang stuff up and there's room for more than one bag. The resort is high on a hill and the view from the bath is amazing. Had dinner at the restaurant one night and it was lovely as well as drinks at the bar. The staff were also really friendly and helpful. They also have an archery range so you can try Bhutan's national sport which I thought was really cool. The only thing with this place, and it's not a complaint just something to be aware of, is that it's really far out of town. It's not walkable to get into Paro so you will need to catch a taxi - I think they may have a shuttle, but don't quote me on that. I did manage to have a look at the hotel rooms, which to be honest are a bit plain and dated for the price being charged (the villas most certainly are not at all). They have a pool and the spa looks nice too, but didn't have time to try either of these. The only small problem I had was it took far too long for them to get the luggage to our rooms. We had been hiking and then rafting that day and had a short turn around at the hotel to get changed before attending a business dinner in Paro. It came time to leave and my luggage still had not arrived. I was still damp, sweaty and quite a mess and there was no way I could go out like that, especially to a business function. My luggage eventually arrived and I was forced to have the quickest shower of my life and run (couldn't wait for the buggy) to reception to meet my group and guide - I wasn't even the last one to arrive. Overall, it was a small thing that was annoying, but didn't really taint my experience of what was otherwise an absolutely wonderful stay.